Overview
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente said full service would resume once the accident-area infrastructure is replaced, targeting completion in roughly 10 days.
- ADIF received judicial approval to begin works on the damaged section, clearing the way for on-site restoration to proceed.
- A preliminary report indicated the rail was cracked before an Iryo train derailed and collided with an oncoming Renfe service, though definitive findings have not been released.
- Regional operators expect Malaga–Madrid high-speed trains could restart around February 6–7 depending on work progress and storm disruptions, with no clarity yet on single versus double-track reopening.
- The January 18 collision in Andalusia killed 45 people and forced a partial shutdown as crews removed wreckage and investigators gathered evidence on Spain’s flagship high-speed corridor.